Harry Potter and the Fallen Angel
Harry Potter theme and related characters are property of J.K. Rowling. Plot and characters Hercule Stonewall and Renate Engl are property of Meisako Pyoko-Chan (Melissa Pomeroy), copyright 2002. Any and all reviews appriaciated.
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chapter Nine: New News in Quidditch
The Mauraderers-in-training trudged back to the castle where they were having their last class of the day, Transfiguration. They took seats in the back of the classroom, as they usually did with their classes. Hermione ran out of ink in the middle of class and began to cry. Ron thought it bloody funny and knocked over his own ink well while laughing. McGonagall took five points away for disturbing the peice of the classroom. They were supposed to be turning their left hand into Jello, but Neville missed. He shot OVER his hand and turned a Ravenclaw's, Melissa Pomeroy, hair into LARGE GREEN SNAKES. She screamed and had pinicky fit trying to get them off. McGonagall had turned the hair back and took Neville's wand away.
Besides that, Transfigurations had gone by smoothly. Hermione had accomplished the transfiguration without the use of a wand, to which she was much pleased. The bell rang after fifty minutes of class and Harry packed up his parchment and quills.
"Mr. Potter, may I speak to you for a moment?" Professor McGonagall was gathering up her things, also.
"Sure," he then turned to Hermione and Ron. "I don't think I'll be long, wait for me, wont you?" His friends left, nodding and Harry turned to McGonagall. "You wanted to speak to me, Professor?"
She nodded. "Mr. Potter, the new Quidditch captain wants to hold practice before dinner, and then again after dinner. We have the entire feild booked tonight, so try to make it, wont you?"
"Who's the new captain?" Harry asked. McGonagall smiled mysteriously at him.
"You'll just have to go to practice, now wont you? Run along Harry, you've got to be on the Quidditch feild in ten minutes." She smiled to herself and Harry left to meet up with his friends.
"Where's Ron?" He asked Hermione as he exited.
"He was chasing after Renate. He said he wanted to ask her something." Hermione rolled her eyes. "It makes me sick that-"
"That he doesn't notice you?"
Hermione snapped her head around. "What makes you think that?" She was blushing.
"You're not the only one who can read an open book." Harry lifted an eyebrow and smiled at her.
"You know me too well, Mr. Potter." She giggled. "What did Professor McGonagall want?"
"I've got Quidditch practice in 10 minutes, so I've got to run. See you at dinner!" Harry waved and hurried down corridor to his dormitory to get his Firebolt broom stick, the best broom in the history of the world, Harry thought. Mostly because it was a gift from his godfather. His godfather.
Harry realized he hadn't heard from Sirius OR seen Hedwig since that day the Dursleys were attacked. Harry gave the Fat Lady the password ("antidissintarianism") and hurried up the spiral staircases to his dorm and pulled his broomstick out. As he was leaving, he heard a soft tapping on the window next to Ron's bed. "Hedwig!" Harry rushed over and pulled back the curtains, but he didn't see his snowy white owl. He saw Seamus Finnigan.
"Hiya Harry! We were wondering where you were, practice just started, and we were hoping that you would have been early." Seamus yelled through the glass. Harry merely stared.
"We?" Harry stood gaping at Seamus, who was sitting on his broomstick outside the ledge.
"I'm the new Keeper Harry! Isn't that wonderful?!" Seamus did a small loop-the-loop. "C'mon! Get your broomstick and let's go!" Seamus was smiling the largest Harry had ever seen. Harry laughed.
"Congradulations! Hold on a second- " Harry opened the window all the way and mounted his broom in the dorm. "Okay." He took off through the open window and joined Seamus. "Sorry, but I was hoping to see Hedwig, instead of you."
"You haven't heard from her?"
"Not all year." Harry breathed deep in the cold air as they flew speedily towards the feild on the other side of the school grounds. "It's good to be in the air again!"
"Harry! Seamus! C'mon, let's practice!" Harry heard some one yell as they neared the feild. Harry swooped down, Seamus keeping up with him.
"Hey! You're not half bad!" Harry joked, and then sped up some more. Seamus was still next to him.
"You can't get away from me Harry!" Seamus laughed.
"You'd make a good Seeker, Seamus, but don't get any ideas--" Harry teased as they touched ground.
"Oiy! Harry, Seamus! Move your rumps and get over here now!" They ran over to Fred and George Weasley in the center of the feild. Angela Johnson, Katie Bell, and Alicia Spinnet stood next to them. "One of these lovely ladies is our new captain, and they wont tell us who it is unless you guys are over here. So shake a leg!" Fred yelled.
When Seamus and Harry had finally reached them, Katie smiled. "I promise I wont work you too hard, but you I'm going to work you. We are going to win the Quidditch Cup this year!" George gave a small golf-clap.
"Excellant speach, I do say!"
Alicia rolled her eyes. "Shut up George. Captain Katie isn't finished."
"Yes- anyway- Today Oliver is here to oversee our first practice and give me a few pointers. So let's get started! Mount your brooms!" Katie was extremely pleased when they instantly obeyed. Wood came down from the stands and mounted a broom too. Katie released the balls before, too, flying up in the air. "Beaters on that side of the feild, try hitting the Bludger back and forth a few times, and TRY to keep it on THAT side of the feild. We'll see how well you can handle those things." She ordered and Fred and George.
"Here's a timer," she tossed Harry a small eggtimer which glued itself to his wrist. "Time yourself on how long it takes you to catch the Snitch, it's out there somewhere. The more times you catch it and the quicker, the better." Harry nodded. "Okay girls, we're going to pass the Quaffle back and forth, let's see if we can get it past out new Keeper." She smiled wickedly. "Okay, let's go to it!" All brooms departed instantly.
After Harry had caught the Snitch three times, Katie called them in. Oliver Wood smiled happily as they came back. He said something to Katie, wiped his eyes, and left. He wasn't much for words nowadays. "Okay, it's time for dinner, but we will resume afterwards. Meet back here as soon as you get done. Alright?" They all headed up to the Great Hall. As they reached the door, Seamus nudged Harry.
"Aren't you going to take those off?" Harry looked down and noticed he was still wearing his shin guards. Harry felt stupid.
"Erm- no. I'm going to put them in the locker room..." Harry turned and ran back down the corridor to the locker room where he left his things. He turned back to go to dinner. Half way down the corridor he heard some one yelling at him.
"Harry! There you are!" Ron came running up to him. "The Ministry saw that clipping and came down to Hogwarts, so they could personally explain it to Dumbledore or something." He explained as they walked to the Great Hall together. "Dad's there and he had me look for you. He was worried I reckon."
Harry nodded, but suddenly stopped. "Not here- not now!" He managed to whisper. He was having such a good day, why did the attcker have to come now. He tried to move, but couldn't. He began to sweat and shake slightly. "Ron-"
Ron turned around. "Harry, why are you- Is that your stalker?" Harry would have nodded, but he couldn't manage it. "Harry!" Ron put himself in between Harry and figure that was now stepping out of the shadows. Harry felt a wave of relief and he fell to the ground limply. He suddenly relized his forehead was pounding, throbbing with the most pain he had ever felt in his life. He screamed and curled himself into a ball. He could hear Ron yelling at the thing.
"You stay away from Harry! I wont let you hurt him!" Harry saw Ron fish out his wand. "Stupef-!" Ron couldn't move his arm to complete the spell, his body went rigid and he began to sweat. Was that what Harry looked like when he felt it? The expression of horror on Ron's face was unnerving. Harry shuddered and pulled himself up, but he was weak.
"Ron-" Ron had begun to convulse, his body shaking violently. "Ron!" Harry pulled himself up but not soon enough. Ron fell with a sickening thud to the ground. Harry watched a white whispy thing float lazily out of Ron and over to the figure in a grey cloak, still partly in shadows. There was the moan that Harry heard n his dream and the figure disappeared. Harry rushed over to Ron, a lifeless body on the middle of the corridor. A lifeless body. Ron was dead.~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Meisako: *sob sob* It pained me to write that, but it HAD to be done! *sniffle* But as promised, I have Seamus Finnigan and Katie Bell here today.
Bell: Great to be here, Meisako!
Finnigan: Yeah!
Meisako: How does it feel to be picked as Keeper in place of Wood?
Finnigan: It's excellant! Especially since I can't recall ever playing any sort of important part lately! This is such an honor and I promise I will do my best!
Meisako: I'm glad, cuz if you didn't play your best, I'd have to kill you. Just like Ron. I can do that you know!
Bell: Quit scaring my Keeper! He needs his bearrings!
Meisako: Okay, if you insist.
Bell: I've got a question. How come I'm the captain? Every one knows that Harry should be!
Meisako: I just don't see those leadership skills in him, besides, you'll graduate next year (along with half the team). That'll give Harry two years to be captain...
Bell: So are you saying that you just need some one to fill in until he gets his leadership skills?
Meisako: Pretty much.
Bell: Gosh, I feel loved...
Meisako: If you don't want to be captain, there's always George-
Finigann: NO! That's okay, Katie's happy being captain! BUT PLEASE don't let one of the twins be captain! I'll go crazy!
Meisako: You are such a drama queen- I can still kill you, remember? I'd shut up if I were you.
Return next week for 'Captain captain, who is the captain-' or 'Death by Narrorator'.
Harry Potter theme and related characters are property of J.K. Rowling. Plot and characters Hercule Stonewall and Renate Engl are property of Meisako Pyoko-Chan (Melissa Pomeroy), copyright 2002. Any and all reviews appriaciated.
chapter Nine: New News in Quidditch
The Mauraderers-in-training trudged back to the castle where they were having their last class of the day, Transfiguration. They took seats in the back of the classroom, as they usually did with their classes. Hermione ran out of ink in the middle of class and began to cry. Ron thought it bloody funny and knocked over his own ink well while laughing. McGonagall took five points away for disturbing the peice of the classroom. They were supposed to be turning their left hand into Jello, but Neville missed. He shot OVER his hand and turned a Ravenclaw's, Melissa Pomeroy, hair into LARGE GREEN SNAKES. She screamed and had pinicky fit trying to get them off. McGonagall had turned the hair back and took Neville's wand away.
Besides that, Transfigurations had gone by smoothly. Hermione had accomplished the transfiguration without the use of a wand, to which she was much pleased. The bell rang after fifty minutes of class and Harry packed up his parchment and quills.
"Mr. Potter, may I speak to you for a moment?" Professor McGonagall was gathering up her things, also.
"Sure," he then turned to Hermione and Ron. "I don't think I'll be long, wait for me, wont you?" His friends left, nodding and Harry turned to McGonagall. "You wanted to speak to me, Professor?"
She nodded. "Mr. Potter, the new Quidditch captain wants to hold practice before dinner, and then again after dinner. We have the entire feild booked tonight, so try to make it, wont you?"
"Who's the new captain?" Harry asked. McGonagall smiled mysteriously at him.
"You'll just have to go to practice, now wont you? Run along Harry, you've got to be on the Quidditch feild in ten minutes." She smiled to herself and Harry left to meet up with his friends.
"Where's Ron?" He asked Hermione as he exited.
"He was chasing after Renate. He said he wanted to ask her something." Hermione rolled her eyes. "It makes me sick that-"
"That he doesn't notice you?"
Hermione snapped her head around. "What makes you think that?" She was blushing.
"You're not the only one who can read an open book." Harry lifted an eyebrow and smiled at her.
"You know me too well, Mr. Potter." She giggled. "What did Professor McGonagall want?"
"I've got Quidditch practice in 10 minutes, so I've got to run. See you at dinner!" Harry waved and hurried down corridor to his dormitory to get his Firebolt broom stick, the best broom in the history of the world, Harry thought. Mostly because it was a gift from his godfather. His godfather.
Harry realized he hadn't heard from Sirius OR seen Hedwig since that day the Dursleys were attacked. Harry gave the Fat Lady the password ("antidissintarianism") and hurried up the spiral staircases to his dorm and pulled his broomstick out. As he was leaving, he heard a soft tapping on the window next to Ron's bed. "Hedwig!" Harry rushed over and pulled back the curtains, but he didn't see his snowy white owl. He saw Seamus Finnigan.
"Hiya Harry! We were wondering where you were, practice just started, and we were hoping that you would have been early." Seamus yelled through the glass. Harry merely stared.
"We?" Harry stood gaping at Seamus, who was sitting on his broomstick outside the ledge.
"I'm the new Keeper Harry! Isn't that wonderful?!" Seamus did a small loop-the-loop. "C'mon! Get your broomstick and let's go!" Seamus was smiling the largest Harry had ever seen. Harry laughed.
"Congradulations! Hold on a second- " Harry opened the window all the way and mounted his broom in the dorm. "Okay." He took off through the open window and joined Seamus. "Sorry, but I was hoping to see Hedwig, instead of you."
"You haven't heard from her?"
"Not all year." Harry breathed deep in the cold air as they flew speedily towards the feild on the other side of the school grounds. "It's good to be in the air again!"
"Harry! Seamus! C'mon, let's practice!" Harry heard some one yell as they neared the feild. Harry swooped down, Seamus keeping up with him.
"Hey! You're not half bad!" Harry joked, and then sped up some more. Seamus was still next to him.
"You can't get away from me Harry!" Seamus laughed.
"You'd make a good Seeker, Seamus, but don't get any ideas--" Harry teased as they touched ground.
"Oiy! Harry, Seamus! Move your rumps and get over here now!" They ran over to Fred and George Weasley in the center of the feild. Angela Johnson, Katie Bell, and Alicia Spinnet stood next to them. "One of these lovely ladies is our new captain, and they wont tell us who it is unless you guys are over here. So shake a leg!" Fred yelled.
When Seamus and Harry had finally reached them, Katie smiled. "I promise I wont work you too hard, but you I'm going to work you. We are going to win the Quidditch Cup this year!" George gave a small golf-clap.
"Excellant speach, I do say!"
Alicia rolled her eyes. "Shut up George. Captain Katie isn't finished."
"Yes- anyway- Today Oliver is here to oversee our first practice and give me a few pointers. So let's get started! Mount your brooms!" Katie was extremely pleased when they instantly obeyed. Wood came down from the stands and mounted a broom too. Katie released the balls before, too, flying up in the air. "Beaters on that side of the feild, try hitting the Bludger back and forth a few times, and TRY to keep it on THAT side of the feild. We'll see how well you can handle those things." She ordered and Fred and George.
"Here's a timer," she tossed Harry a small eggtimer which glued itself to his wrist. "Time yourself on how long it takes you to catch the Snitch, it's out there somewhere. The more times you catch it and the quicker, the better." Harry nodded. "Okay girls, we're going to pass the Quaffle back and forth, let's see if we can get it past out new Keeper." She smiled wickedly. "Okay, let's go to it!" All brooms departed instantly.
After Harry had caught the Snitch three times, Katie called them in. Oliver Wood smiled happily as they came back. He said something to Katie, wiped his eyes, and left. He wasn't much for words nowadays. "Okay, it's time for dinner, but we will resume afterwards. Meet back here as soon as you get done. Alright?" They all headed up to the Great Hall. As they reached the door, Seamus nudged Harry.
"Aren't you going to take those off?" Harry looked down and noticed he was still wearing his shin guards. Harry felt stupid.
"Erm- no. I'm going to put them in the locker room..." Harry turned and ran back down the corridor to the locker room where he left his things. He turned back to go to dinner. Half way down the corridor he heard some one yelling at him.
"Harry! There you are!" Ron came running up to him. "The Ministry saw that clipping and came down to Hogwarts, so they could personally explain it to Dumbledore or something." He explained as they walked to the Great Hall together. "Dad's there and he had me look for you. He was worried I reckon."
Harry nodded, but suddenly stopped. "Not here- not now!" He managed to whisper. He was having such a good day, why did the attcker have to come now. He tried to move, but couldn't. He began to sweat and shake slightly. "Ron-"
Ron turned around. "Harry, why are you- Is that your stalker?" Harry would have nodded, but he couldn't manage it. "Harry!" Ron put himself in between Harry and figure that was now stepping out of the shadows. Harry felt a wave of relief and he fell to the ground limply. He suddenly relized his forehead was pounding, throbbing with the most pain he had ever felt in his life. He screamed and curled himself into a ball. He could hear Ron yelling at the thing.
"You stay away from Harry! I wont let you hurt him!" Harry saw Ron fish out his wand. "Stupef-!" Ron couldn't move his arm to complete the spell, his body went rigid and he began to sweat. Was that what Harry looked like when he felt it? The expression of horror on Ron's face was unnerving. Harry shuddered and pulled himself up, but he was weak.
"Ron-" Ron had begun to convulse, his body shaking violently. "Ron!" Harry pulled himself up but not soon enough. Ron fell with a sickening thud to the ground. Harry watched a white whispy thing float lazily out of Ron and over to the figure in a grey cloak, still partly in shadows. There was the moan that Harry heard n his dream and the figure disappeared. Harry rushed over to Ron, a lifeless body on the middle of the corridor. A lifeless body. Ron was dead.
Meisako: *sob sob* It pained me to write that, but it HAD to be done! *sniffle* But as promised, I have Seamus Finnigan and Katie Bell here today.
Bell: Great to be here, Meisako!
Finnigan: Yeah!
Meisako: How does it feel to be picked as Keeper in place of Wood?
Finnigan: It's excellant! Especially since I can't recall ever playing any sort of important part lately! This is such an honor and I promise I will do my best!
Meisako: I'm glad, cuz if you didn't play your best, I'd have to kill you. Just like Ron. I can do that you know!
Bell: Quit scaring my Keeper! He needs his bearrings!
Meisako: Okay, if you insist.
Bell: I've got a question. How come I'm the captain? Every one knows that Harry should be!
Meisako: I just don't see those leadership skills in him, besides, you'll graduate next year (along with half the team). That'll give Harry two years to be captain...
Bell: So are you saying that you just need some one to fill in until he gets his leadership skills?
Meisako: Pretty much.
Bell: Gosh, I feel loved...
Meisako: If you don't want to be captain, there's always George-
Finigann: NO! That's okay, Katie's happy being captain! BUT PLEASE don't let one of the twins be captain! I'll go crazy!
Meisako: You are such a drama queen- I can still kill you, remember? I'd shut up if I were you.
Return next week for 'Captain captain, who is the captain-' or 'Death by Narrorator'.